A Royal Affair fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Royal Affair is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
Emotionally, it's romantic, moving, and cathartic.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
History, politics, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Their love affair would divide a nation.
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A Royal Affair is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and violence.
2 h 17 min
A Royal Affair runs 2 h 17 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 82 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see A Royal Affair much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $15 million worldwide, 1.9 times its budget.
It was made in Danish, with some German, English, French. Produced in Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden.
+20GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for A Royal Affair in 34 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 53 storytelling tropes for A Royal Affair, including Questionable Consent, Gorgeous Period Dress, Staggered Zoom.
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